Booting an I/O Domain by Using an SR-IOV Virtual Function

An SR-IOV virtual function provides similar capabilities to any other type of PCIe device, such as the ability to use a virtual function as a logical domain boot device. For example, a network virtual function can be used to boot over the network to install the Oracle Solaris OS in an I/O domain.

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When booting the Oracle Solaris OS from a virtual function device, verify that the Oracle Solaris OS that is being loaded has virtual function device support. If so, you can continue with the rest of the installation as planned.